This is a very special post. I share with you a video made by one Ukrainian travel video blogger who has a very popular YouTube channel. Ever since the war in Ukraine started, he put all his travel videos on pause and has devoted his separate English-language channel to posting regular updates about the current … Continue reading Special Post: Volunteers Helping Ukraine
Danger of Ideas
Humans are different. Unlike any other animal, they are ready to die for their beliefs. Monotheists an rationalists regard this as a mark of our superiority. It shows we live for the sake of ideas, not just instinctual satisfaction. But if humans are unique in dying for ideas, they are also alone in killing for … Continue reading Danger of Ideas
Spreading the Word: Jeremy Clarkson on Age and Death
This weekend, I share with you an article recently written by Jeremy Clarkson. It is his personal take on philosophical questions about the value of our pursuits in the face of growing age and fear of death. As Jeremy puts it, "How much time do we have left and what will we be able to … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Jeremy Clarkson on Age and Death
Boredom and Happiness: Cat Wisdom
Quotes from John Gray's "Feline Philosophy" keep exploring!
Spreading the Word: Discussion on Feminist Philosophy of Religion
An interesting discussion about analytic philosophy, philosophy of religion and feminist philosophy take on this and some other topics. This was a recommended video in one of my university master's level courses in philosophy. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcfoO8x9QVA Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, every weekend, I hope to share with you an article I've read … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Discussion on Feminist Philosophy of Religion
Cats and the Meaning of Life
"Cats do not plan their lives; they live them as they come. Humans cannot help making their lives into a story. But since they cannot know how their life will end, life disrupts the story they try to tell of it. So they end up living as cats do, by chance."John Gray "Feline Philosophy: Cats … Continue reading Cats and the Meaning of Life
Spreading the Word: Early Account of Christianity
A fascinating retelling of an early account of the 'weird new Christians' given in the 2nd century CE by a Roman. What a different perspective it is. Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTilTcdVAb8&t=269s Keeping up the "Spreading the Word" tradition, every weekend, I hope to share with you an article I've read or a video I've seen and considered … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Early Account of Christianity
A Quote By Gandhi
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Spreading the Word: Intrinsic Value of Education
Today I am glad to share with you a fellow blogger's recent article that I have enjoyed reading very much. It invites us to think about the intrinsic value of education, not just its material and instrumental value in helping us get a well-paid job. Here it is: "Education for Humans" on A Life of … Continue reading Spreading the Word: Intrinsic Value of Education
William James, Darwin, and Religion
William James, a 19th-century American philosopher, was searching for a way to accommodate science and religion in one whole. In considering this, he placed an emphasis on the human need for something more than natural sciences were focusing on (especially once the arrival of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection seemed to suggest that … Continue reading William James, Darwin, and Religion
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